CHC Healthcare

Freddie’s Story Freddie started life as a normal, healthy, handsome little puppy. He was given his puppy vaccinations and was fed on kibble (Pedigree ). He became very itchy and started nibbling at his flanks. The vet thought it might be fleas but could find none. He suggested changing foods (to another kibble) which worked for a couple of weeks and then back to square one. We did this a few times. He gave Freddie antibiotics, which did nothing except depress him. The vet suggested him wearing an Elizabethan collar to stop him nibbling, to give his flanks a chance to heal but Freddie could still reach and could still mutilate himself. He hated the collar. In desperation, we followed the advice of the vet and put on a basket muzzle to stop the chewing. This must have driven him mad with frustration which resulted in him getting demodectic mange. His spark of life was all but extinguished and we were losing him. Then, thankfully, we found John Hoare, a homeopathic vet and one of the kindess men I have ever met. I slunk into his surgery with Freddie, half expecting him to call the RSPCA because of my neglect. Instead, he reassured me that Freddie would be OK but it would take time.He suggested a change to raw feeding and gave us the first of a succession of homeopathic remedies that Freddie would need as we “peeled the onion” of healing. This was Freddie 2 weeks after the start of his homeopathic remedies & natural feeding. He actually looked worse than this when he saw JH the first time.

I found it very hard to take these photos but something made me and I am so glad I did did as I had them as a constant reminder of how far we had come every time I felt low & frustrated at the slow progress. What was most important was I knew the spark was coming back as he wanted to play again, for the first time for months. I didn’t help Freddie’s healing at all. I cried and fussed over him too much and he, being a sensitive soul, picked up on my distress which didn’t help him at all. I put creams on him to try and help him but I was just suppressing what needed to come out. Maybe, JH should have told me off a bit more but I think he knew I had to learn for myself just how homeopathy really works. Things had to get worse before they got better. He knew there was a lot of healing that had to be done. Everything had to come out before real healing could begin. This included a malignant tumor, which had to be removed from Freddie’s mouth. By this time JH had retired from full time practice but had recommended Trevor Adams who continued to treat Freddie in the same gentle manner and still gives Freddie acupuncture treatments.

I have learnt so much because of my lovely Freddie. Apart from finding out about the benefits of a natural diet and the dangers of vaccination and conventional drugs, I have found out about the dangers of toxins in our own foods and homes. Much of this started to become clear after reading Catherine’s book and joining CHC. My mission these days is to inform anyone else who will listen. Without Freddie, I would have never done a basic course in Homeopathy or found out about Flower & Gem Essences, Crystal Healing, Tellington Touch, EFT, Kinesiology or Colour Therapy. Because of him, I have done first and second degree Reiki and a basic workshop in Animal Communication. I have also found many lovely, like minded friends, most also members of CHC. Freddie is much better these days but he still has some healing to do. We think that we are having to go back and try to heal generations of inherited problems, as well as the damage done by the vaccinations and processed food, as Freddie’s half brother, Flyer, shares many of the same problems. They both have the same German import father. This is Freddie with his friends in 2003, and looking a proud, handsome boy, also in 2003